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Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences to Offer Reduced Structured Refuge Stacked Trait Options to Independent Seed Companies

MINNETONKA, Minn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - May 17, 2012 Syngenta and Dow... more

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Supreme Court Vacates Federal Circuit Decision Allowing Biotech Co. to Patent Human DNA

As a follow up to the Supreme Court’s March 20, landmark unanimous 9-0 decision in Mayo v. Prometheus, on Monday, March 26, the Supreme Court unsurprisingly vacated the Federal Circuit Court’s decision to allow a biotech company to patent human DNA in the case AMP v. Myriad Genetics. The case has been remanded back to the federal circuit and is to be decided in accordance with the “a newly discovered law of nature is itself unpatentable and the application of that newly discovered law is also normally unpatentable if the application merely relies upon elements already known in the art,” standard that was set out in Mayo v. Prometheus.
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Commentary from Professor Dennis Crouch:

The Supreme Court today [March 26] vacated the Federal Circuit's decision in AMP v. Myriad Genetics and has ordered the appellate court to reconsider the case in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Mayo v. Prometheus. To be clear, the Supreme Court's move here is not a ruling on the merits but rather merely a recognition that the validity of Myriad's human gene patents may be impacted by the Mayo decision. I previously wrote that one reasoned result of the Mayo decision is that Myriad's claims directed toward isolated human DNA are now invalid.

Following Mayo, the court could logically find that the information in the DNA represents a law of nature, that the DNA itself is a natural phenomenon, that the isolation of the DNA simply employs an isolation process already well known and expected at the time of the invention, and ultimately that the isolated DNA is unpatentable because it effectively claims a law of nature or natural phenomenon. One distinguishing point is that Prometheus claimed a process while Myriad claims a composition of matter. As we have seen in recent cases, the Federal Circuit already largely rejects formalistic distinctions between process and composition claims. Here, that distinction is further minimized by the reality that the claimed DNA is functionally characterized by the already well known process of isolating human DNA.

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For more on the Court's ruling in Mayo v. Prometheus see the post:

http://current.com/technology/93717572_supreme-court-biotech-industry-cant-patent-a-newly-discovered-law-of-nature-and-its-appliction.htmAs a follow up to the Supreme Court’s March 20, landmark unanimous 9-0 decision... more

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Supreme Court: Biotech Industry Can't Patent A Newly Discovered Law of Nature and its Appliction

Biotech industry scrambles. While not a party to the case, the ruling has potentially... more

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California tortures Farmer against GMO foods

California is now in the business of torturing senior citizens who advocate real food.... more

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Warning: GMO Food Causes Devastating Offspring Defects in Research Study – Part 1

I strongly believe that one of the most obvious clues about the danger of GMO foods... more

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The Legalized Killing of Every Person on Earth (with pesticides)

(NaturalNews) Can you imagine making a profit by killing or maiming millions of... more

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Boycott These Monsanto-Linked Companies!

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Monsanto settles 'Agent Orange' case with US victims

Long-running suit claimed residents of Nitro, West Virginia were exposed to the carcinogenic Vietnam-era chemical weapon.

Chemicals giant Monsanto has reached a settlement with US residents who claimed they were poisoned by chemicals used in the manufacturing of the Vietnam-era chemical weapon Agent Orange.

The long-running suit was brought by residents living near a now-defunct Monsanto plant in Nitro, West Virginia that between 1949 and 1971 produced the agricultural herbicide 2,4,5 trichlorophenoxyacidic acid, a key ingredient in Agent Orange.

The weapon was used extensively during the Vietnam war, killing and maiming an estimated 400,000 people and leading to 500,000 birth defects. In 2005 a US court rejected a case brought by Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.

The suit – filed on behalf of tens of thousands of people who lived, worked and went to school in Nitro after 1949 – claimed Monsanto spread toxic substances including dioxins, which have been linked to cancer, all over the town.

The plaintiffs say they were exposed to levels of dioxins 100,000 times higher than acceptable levels. "Dioxin is a known human carcinogen and is so hazardous to human health that no "safe" level of exposure has been established," the suit claimed.

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They're still killing people today with their genetically-modified, chimera poison. Hopefully, we can put these corporate killers out of business before they destroy the planet.

But, with Bill Gates putting billions into Monsanto to support his eugenics lust for depopulation. global warming clowns not caring about real environmental issues and government selling out to the military-industrial complex as Eisenhower warned us, the threat of Monsanto has grown and Earth is in peril. Sure, they lost a case and had to pay a few mill, but we need to demand GMO labeling and refuse to buy products from companies who use their seeds. I'm going to post a recent interview with the leading researcher on Monsanto and GMO int he comments below.Long-running suit claimed residents of Nitro, West Virginia were exposed to the... more

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Bt (GM) protein toxic to human cells - new research

For the first time, experiments have now shown that they can have a toxic effect to... more

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GMO bt protein toxic to human cells

Insecticidal Bt toxins such as those produced in genetically engineered plants can be... more

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"U.S. envoy urged retaliation over GMO rejection"

LONDON -- Wikileaks has published a U.S. diplomatic cable advising Washington to... more

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USDA deregulates two more GM seeds for Monsanto

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday its decision... more

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The Constitution of Arkansas, 1; Corporate Wrongdoers, 0

Arkansas Constitution prohibits the legislature from “limiting the amount that... more

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Western Australia's non -gm sector could vanish within 10 yrs.

WA'S non-genetically modified (GM) grain sector could vanish within the next 10... more

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Save The Frogs! Ban Atrazine!

Click on the main link for a 125 page PDF all about frogs and follow link below to... more

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Another Fishy Bailout and GMO Produce in Our Future—New Action Alert!

You may have heard that the USDA awarded a hefty research grant to AquaBounty, the... more

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Monsanto’s Crimes Against Humanity with Jeffrey M. Smith

Host Aaron Dykes interviews Jeffrey Smith about a Bertram Verhaag documentary,... more

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Food: The Ultimate Secret Exposed - A must see!

People the world over, but especially in the United States are under chemical attack.... more

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‘Bee-Aware, Bee very Aware!

I have to admit, seeing a honey bee these days is now like see a rainbow or finding a... more

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Death by Food! - Pharmacist Ben Fuchs Reports 1/3

Alex welcomes back to the show Ben Fuchs, the host of the nationally syndicated radio... more

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